Senior Advisor Mental Health

Job Description

Senior Advisor Mental Health

Wellington based

The Health Promotion Agency inspires all New Zealanders to live healthier lives. Our work includes leading and delivering innovative, high quality and cost effective national health promotion initiatives.

We are looking for an experienced person to support our work in developing and implementing health promotion projects and approaches for HPA's mental health programmes. This is an opportunity for a resourceful, enterprising leader to manage the development of a range of exciting projects and make a difference to the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders.

The role requires someone with proven expertise in the mental health sector, vision, imagination and the ability to deliver in a fiscally challenging environment.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills
• sound project management experience
• experience developing and delivering national and regional initiatives
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication across cultures and across a range of organisations
• an innovative approach to programme design and delivery
• ‘can do' attitude and approach.

To apply for this role and for a full job description and application form please go to the vacancies page on our website www.hpa.org.nz.

Please send the completed HPA application form, CV and covering letter to vacancies@hpa.org.nz or send directly to Vacancies, Health Promotion Agency, PO Box 2142, Wellington.

Applications close 9am on Thursday 26 April For further information, phone Linzie Sutton, HR Assistant, on (04) 901 0954. Please note, applicants are required to be a non-smoker and be eligible to work in New Zealand.